Senior goaltender Nick McKenzie made 37 saves for the Blue Devils (12-2-2) against a Brother Rice team that entered the Lions Cup ranked No. 6 in the overall state rankings, and No. 3 in Division 1.

"I thought the crowd got to a see a very-quality hockey game," Sault High coach John Ferroni said. ""We had to play defense-first today. We didn't want to get into a transition game against a team like that — not that we don't have good speed as well. But they (Warriors) are very explosive and they have fantastic puck movement.

"We tried to keep them on the perimeter when they were in our zone, and our defense did a good job clearing pucks for Nick McKenzie.

"Nick said he was seeing all the pucks," Ferroni said. "He was solid again today. It was kind of like a playoff game, and Nick has played well in big games and did it again today."

Will Gauthier scored just seven seconds into the game, getting a "Pullar bounce" a rebound off the end boards on a shot from Justin DeLisle, and putting it into the Warriors net.

The Warriors tied the game when Matthew Manning scored a shorthanded goal later in the period.

Tommy Theoharris scored a power-play goal at 6:05 of the second period to give the Warriors a 2-1 lead.

The Blue Devils took advantage of a Brother Rice turnover, and Matthew Sirk scored a goal to tie it 2-2 at 13:14 of the period. Abby Roque and Kolbe Peller drew assists.

Gauthier to Gamelin has been a dynamic scoring combination for the Blue Devils over three seasons and the senior duo hooked up a play to give the Sault the lead with just 1:01 left in the second period. Gauthier set up Gamelin with a cross-ice pass on a 2-on-1, and Gamelin fired a shot past Brother Rice goalie John Bowman. Roque also picked up another assist on the play.

Joe Vassallo scored on a rebound shot as Brother Rice tied the game 3-3 at 5:21 of the third period.

The score stayed that way through regulation and overtime. Brother Rice outshot the Devils 40-30 overall.

The Blue Devils were without injured senior forward Chris Skinner Saturday, but still had plenty of offense with seniors Gauthier, Gamelin, and Blake Mastaw, and sophomore Roque, leading the way.

"Our senior class guys really go out and expect to do well, and they have carried a big part of the load," Ferroni said. "When they don't they take it personal. Having Blake Mastaw back has been huge for our team depth. He brings that warrior-mentality,and it really makes a difference in our lineup."